Colbert County tornado history

50 tornadoes touched Colbert County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Feb 20, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 71 people.

50tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 71 injured

60 milongest path · 1988

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F124

(E)F29

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 20, 1953	F3	0.1 mi	20 yd	8	1
Nov 4, 1988	F3	60 mi	200 yd	16	0
Mar 17, 1965	F3	29.8 mi	10 yd	22	0
Oct 24, 1967	F3	15 mi	10 yd	3	0
Apr 5, 1958	F2	19.2 mi	100 yd	1	1
May 8, 2008	EF2	12.6 mi	250 yd	0	0
Nov 29, 2016	EF2	10.9 mi	100 yd	3	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF2	8.2 mi	250 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F2	8 mi	100 yd	2	0
Mar 21, 1955	F2	5.4 mi	200 yd	1	0
May 25, 2011	EF2	2.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 19, 1957	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	7	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 20, 2025	EF1	17.1 mi	575 yd	0
Apr 5, 2025	EF1	8.4 mi	275 yd	0
Apr 5, 2025	EF1	28.8 mi	280 yd	5
Feb 15, 2025	EF1	4.3 mi	215 yd	0
Apr 2, 2024	EF1	7 mi	750 yd	0
Jan 1, 2022	EF0	2.1 mi	60 yd	0
Mar 24, 2020	EF1	16.9 mi	400 yd	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF1	1.3 mi	60 yd	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF1	0.7 mi	75 yd	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF2	8.2 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 14, 2019	EF1	1.1 mi	70 yd	0
Nov 6, 2018	EF0	1.2 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: Feb 20, 1953, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lauderdale County, AL50 Franklin County, AL30 Tishomingo County, MS28 Lawrence County, AL47 Wayne County, TN19 Marion County, AL48 Hardin County, TN21 Prentiss County, MS29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Colbert County, Alabama had?

50 tornadoes touched Colbert County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Colbert County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Feb 20, 1953, with a 0.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Colbert County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (11 of 50). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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